Sometimes we buy items that need to be assembled. Usually, there is an instruction manual that details all the parts, the tools needed and the steps to complete the assembly. If you are a do-it-yourselfer, you often start the assembly without reading the instructions. It’s only when it doesn’t look right or doesn’t work that you go back and read the instructions. A lot of us approach marriage and child rearing in the same way. For better or worse we imitate our parents or do what seems best to us – not realizing that God has provided a set of instructions that can help us build our marriages and families on a strong foundation that builds up every member. This coming Sunday we will focus on some of the core values and principles that lead to strong families and healthy people.